Covid vaccine immunity durability lasts 9 months or more: Govt

The durability of immunity post COVID-19 vaccination persists for nine months or more and a precautionary dose of vaccine which will be administered to healthcare and frontline workers and citizens......

New Covid XE variant not more severe than Omicron: Dr Kang of CMC Vellore

The new XE variant of COVID-19 is not a matter of concern as it is not likely to cause any more severity than other sub-variants of Omicron (BA.1 and BA.2) did, Dr Gagandeep Kang, professor at......

Senior ICMR scientist tests positive for coronavirus

A senior scientist at the Indian Council of Medical Research has tested positive for novel coronavirus following which the entire ICMR building is being sanitised, sources said. The scientist, who......

Oxygen supply up by nearly 4 times from Feb to April: Govt sources

The medical oxygen supply has been increased by nearly four times from 1,273 metric tonnes in a day in the last week of February to 4,739 metric tonnes in a day on April 17, government sources said......

The Vaccine War Review: Absorbing Drama

The Vaccine War leans towards stoking nationalistic fervour but that shouldn't stop you from watching a film that is solemn about the Indian scientific community's achievement, notes Mayur Sanap.......